Up at the crack of dawn again. Not sure why I'm not sleeping. I've all but cut out caffeine and there's no real stress keeping me up. My mom's theory is that I'm just so excited to start my day. Who knows.
Before I do my SparkPeople update, I want to rant, just a bit, on something that happened after the death of Whitney Houston yesterday. Whitney Houston was an amazing artist but like so many talented performers, she was troubled. So last night, at a pre-Grammy party, Tony Bennett gets up onstage and gives a little speech. He cites Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, and now Whitney Houston, all gone too soon. I thought what was coming next was a plea to artists to stop using drugs. Well, not quite. Mr Bennett instead urged everyone in the audience to contact their legislators to legalize drugs. He feels that if drugs were legal, people could get them from a licensed professional rather than off the street. Sigh.
With all due respect to Mr Bennett, this is the most asinine thing I have heard in a long time. First of all, Michael Jackson was not using street drugs. He died of an overdose of drugs that were prescribed and administered by a medical doctor. Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning. Alcohol is already legal. And nobody knows, yet, what caused Whitney Houston's death. So, Mr Bennett, your comments hold no weight. In my opinion, they were also inappropriate.
End of rant. =)
On to my weekly Spark Update. Sometime this week I passed the "ten pounds gone" milestone. I'm currently down 10.6 pounds total. I'm happy with that. I'm not sure I'm being realistic with my goal of wearing my daisy Capris on vacation in April, but I'm in "wait and see" mode. I did mark my calendar for the two weekends before we leave in case I need to go shopping. I dread the idea of buying new clothes at this point, but I can't run around Disney in my pajamas. Which, now that I think about it, wouldn't work even if I wanted to try it, because earlier this week I got out of bed and my pajama pants fell off. They are very loose. I have two pair the same, so that pretty much ensures I'll be shopping for new jams, if nothing else.
I think the not-sleeping is an age thing especially common among women. Seems like every woman over 50 that I talk to has trouble sleeping. I go right to sleep, but wake up a couple times during the night and often cannot go back to sleep after 3 or 4 AM. PS: My verification word is "cubslap".
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the weight loss. Hope you meet your goal in time for your trip.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your mini-rant. What the heck is Tony thinking? Maybe he's senile.
I'm with Donna - I can't remember the last time I slept through the night. It is so aggravating. I like to read in bed, start to doze, turn off the light and then am wide awake. Argh!
I am a night owl. So I never sleep, just in snippets. You must be frustrated for sure. If the ZZZs overtake you, have yourself a nap,later in the day. CONGRATULATIONS. Almost 11 lbs. That is TERRIFIC. If new clothes are in the budget, buy some closer to Disney. There are some cute things out in the stores for spring and summer. You deserve a little boost for your accomplishment. As for Tony he has said some strange stuff in recent months, like 911 was our fault. I think what he meant was leagalize it, regulate it, TAX it and stop making criminals out of folks who are substance abusers. The BAD guys are the ones pushing it and if you get rid of their profits, they will find something else to do. Drugs cause death and it is a crying shame. Take care.
ReplyDeleteWell I think thats pretty exciting that your jammies feel off. Congratulations! I agree with your rant. You said it well.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your weight loss and hope you get to wear your Capris to Disney World. Like Paula I agree with your rant. Take care. Jean
ReplyDeleteI agree with your rant. I have been leaving comments on your blog but they wind up in my comments. Will try this one more time and then scream. I am switching to TWCable Wed. Hope that will work out better than Dish.
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